LAKE CHARLES, La. — Louisiana officials now know of 6 deaths tied to Hurricane Laura.
The fatalities included a 24-year-old male that died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator inside his residence, Mike Steele, communications director for the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness said.
A man, whose age is unknown, died of drowning while aboard a sinking ship.
Earlier Thursday, a 14-year-old girl died when a tree crashed onto her family’s mobile home near Leesville, the Vernon Parish Sherriff’s Office said.
Laura blasted through the Louisiana coast and made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane early Thursday, wreaking damage on the industrial, casino city of Lake Charles.
The storm has left more than 875,000 people without power.
As the state recovers from Hurricane Laura, the Louisiana Department of Health will continue to update the number of verified storm-related deaths. Today, we sadly verify 6 storm-related deaths.
— Louisiana Department of Health (@LADeptHealth) August 27, 2020
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